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Adam's Needle
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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Annual

Type

Flowering Plants, Succulent
Tree

Origin

Southeastern United States
Australia

Types

Golden Sword, Ivory Tower, Color Guard
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Number of Varieties

153
0 40000
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Habitat

Dry areas, Hot climate regions
Fertile bottom land, moist forests, Moist Soils, Moist woods, Roadsides, Sandy areas, tropical environments, Tropical rainforest, Tropical regions, Wet lands

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-108-11
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

-
12-10

Sunset Zone

8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
8, 9, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

45.00 cm300.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

60.00 cm300.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White
Light Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green
Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Several shades of Green
Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green
Green, Gray Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long Linear
Long Linear

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Slow
Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Late Summer, Summer
Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do not let dry out between waterings
Average Water Needs

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

-
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

-
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun

Pruning

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Do not let fertilizers touch the leaves, Less fertilizing
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Bacterial Blight, Botrytis Blight, Leaf spot
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Flower Petal Number

Single, Double
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Fine
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Birds, Butterflies, Flies
Hummingbirds, Butterflies

Allergy

-
Asthma, Eye irritation, Respiratory problems, Skin irritation

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
-

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification, Shadow Tree

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
-

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root
Bark, Tree trunks

Other Uses

Decoration Purposes
Application in Furniture, Constructing Boats, Used in Furniture, Wood is used fore making tools

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Cottage garden
Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Yucca filamentosa
ACACIA melanoxylon

Common Name

Adam's needle, common yucca, Spanish bayonet, bear-grass, needle-palm, silk-grass, and spoon-leaf yucca
Australian Blackwood, Blackwood

In Hindi

Adam's needle
काली लकड़ी

In German

Fädige Palmlilie
Schwarzes Holz

In French

Yucca filamentosa
Bois noir

In Spanish

Yucca filamentosa
Blackwood

In Greek

Adam's Needle
Μαυρο ξυλο

In Portuguese

Adam's Needle
Madeira preta

In Polish

Jukka karolińska
Czarne drewno

In Latin

Adam's Needle
Press

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Liliales
Fabales

Family

Agavaceae
Fabaceae

Genus

Yucca
Acacia

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

-
Acacieae

Subfamily

Agavoideae
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Number of Species

301100
1 27800
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Difference Between Adam's Needle and Blackwood

If you are confused whether Adam's Needle or Blackwood are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Adam's Needle and Blackwood Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Adam's Needle are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Do not let fertilizers touch the leaves and Less fertilizing, whereas for Blackwood fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Adam's Needle and Blackwood if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Adam's Needle and Blackwood

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Compare Facts of Adam's Needle vs Blackwood

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Adam's Needle vs Blackwood and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Adam's Needle are whereas of Blackwood have Asthma, Eye irritation, Respiratory problems and Skin irritation respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Adam's Needle has no showy fruits and Blackwood has no showy fruits. Also Adam's Needle is flowering and Blackwood is not flowering . You can compare Adam's Needle and Blackwood facts and facts of other plants too.